Daily Republican., 1887-01-15
rEACaERs' INSTITUTE

Professor Raub ON Grnmmar-frye ON
Geography Prof Ballet On Primary
Arithmetic - Dr. Freneh's spsning
Bee.
The New Castle County Teachers To-
s,ituts re-conveneo In the Opera House.
yesterday afternoon. ut 2 o'clock, q
large attendance being present.
Amongst those present we're several
member ofthe Board Of Education and
many prominent citizens.
DIR. A. N. Rsub occupied the fr.t
half hour OF the afternoon In . talk 90
grammar and the correction Of i'm
proper sentences. He wrote number
Of sentences upon the black board In 70
gard to the correction OF which there
seemed to be . difference OF opinion.
Amongst the sent snces were the follow
ing:
"He runs like dear"
"Shs sings like Q nightingale "
."You are like I"
He 10 like me-"
In the frs, sen ten % the correction de
pended upon what WAS meant by the
SENTENCE and should DO corrected to
run 'as deer"
In the second sentence . like correo
ton should be made, but the others were
incorrect - the persons did not agree.
Professor Raub said he was . writer
Of grammar and not maker Of gram
mar. II IVES his place TO write what
others had made. He said that he
would have ss few rules as possible in
grammar. He could teach more gram
more correctly nov In six mouths than
he learned before In . year and q half.
Professor Frye, rs he had 10 leave In
the evening, was given the next half
hour. His subject WAS the relation OF
history to geography. Mr. Frye had .
sketch OF the structural formation oil
Europe on the blackboard, FROM which
he traced the settlement Of diffsrt ut
nations upon plateAus aud bstween
mountains. He traced the incursiops
OF the bArbArous tribes through noun
tain passes and following the oouite OF
the Pyrenees. the Balkan sad the
UrAl Mountains, and tho river course
the character OF the country Is shown
in the character aud habits Of the PEG.
pie.
He iustsnced the Valley OF Mesepo.
tamia ss having been selected a. the
place Tor the development of q nation.
30 with Greece and Rene. The latter
had Its mountain wall, beyond which
1t could not 60. The Dutch peasan,
girls made good, industrious wives, be
cause the climate and character of theil
country WAS such that they were Injured
to active outdoor life.
Prof. Ballet, Superintendent OF til,
Public Schools Of Reading, Pa had I
half hours talk on primary arithmetic
showing how IL should be taught to dc
velop youthful minds. His address Wal
OF very interesting character, aDC
| ELECTED quite O Dumbtr Of questions
from the teachers.
Superintendent Williams then an
nounced that the time had arrived To-
DIR. French's "Spelling Bee" which h
had promised. DIR French said he hat
been authorized by the publishers o
| Webstei's Unabridged dictionary Q
present a copy of that work TO tb
| teacher belonging to the Now Castl
County Teachers Institute who woul,
spell ffty selected words in common ne
with the smallest number of errors A
his Iequct. each teacher provided
blank pieos OF paper, the pieces all be
| ing uniform, upon which they were re
l quired 10 write the words, crossinl
every ct" aud dottiDg every 'i;" fail
ure to do SO constituting an error. IL
had selected from the Philadelphia
Press Of last Tuesday fifty words pro
! mtscuously, and as he gave the 10 on
he asked each teacher TO write 1t, ant
afterwards TO field IL, with their nam
! and address, 70 be banded 10 commit
1 tee TO be appointed.
DR.. French then announced the fol
lowing words. Develop, jamme d
81 or sopticon. kindergarten, suburban
| CT nsclenttous, millionaire. marlonette
paralysis, biennial, confectionery, con-
petitive, Cincinnati, reciprocity, dis
cernible, privileges, geoclisic, em
ployed, Etricson. eplscopacyi inaugu
rae, Incurred. iratficers, mutilated
piqua 1T, pneumonia, referee, oleomar
g,rine, ccg-s martial, ephemeral
vsnus, lie ole ton. conferrees. Heidel
burg, totozs ming, Satuy kill, sci
z SAINT a; -, Likelihood, affiliate, or
changeab!f ins,.liment, condesce nsion
iadispsi Sin3e RshobUth anal zed, ecu
tsnnial, votelinarr, rheumatism, nd
valorem, sc:sn Il.
| Superintendent williams appointe
the following comm, &c, 10 whom tn
spelling was reie .red:
Charles BE- I'd, president of the Boar
OF Educ alton; La~renco b Jones, mem
Der Of the BoaIa Of Education; Profe,
sor Ballet, superintendent William
and Assis at 81, 'sriIt ndehi CarDsu
ter. The consLitt., is to report Satul
day morning ~ % lock. Announce
mGLt was made lat the Institut
would meet or S1tor,ay moruipg al
o'clock in the audience room u I'll
High School Building, Eiah, n al
Adams streets. the CONTRACT Tor tie leas
OF the Opera House having expired
The Institute will close GA SATURDAY o
noon.
There was large attends1cs las
evening at the coucert aud entertain
ment by the BGsion Star Company, a
which the following programme va
given:
Piano, "The Brook" Ida j. Lo9
Song, ''Her Beaux," John Thomas; col
net "Emerson!au." Wa ter 4 nerso
reading, MAR, = Night Ride, "Nella I
Brown; aria, K ice Dc Saba" Medor
Fl snson- Emertoo; sketches, "Arthu
and Martha" john Thomas; sons
'Serenade" (uita cornet obiigato)
Medora Henson. &c nersen; reading
Ne!la r Brown; cornet, "A Night /
Venics" Walter Emerson; song, M,
dora Henson Emerson, reading. 18th
Bivouac Oh the Battle Field" Nella
Brown, assisted by the entire con
pany
The readings of Miss Brown were ex
c'llent and exceedingly en;ertainin,
Tae audience sho we'd their App.e ciatio
o! tue entire entertainment by frequ
applause.